Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-02-19
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Whs are Anaioss to serve Lancaster - re
CisS Tressurer-rhs Candidates f,r street
Csmaissioner. city solicitor. and the
superintendent Of the water WORKS

the clouds Of Tuesdays contest had hardly
passed away before candidates began an.
nouncing themselves for tho several city
offices to 10 elected by tie councils who will
control the city government the ensuing
year, beginning with the hrst Monday Of
April.
Il wss known that City Treasurer Myers
would not bs candidate tor reelection. He
could have been chosen without q contest
Those mentioned In come dction with this
oiilce are Charles +. Eberman and David
Bair Of the first ward, Henry Shuliz Of the
Second, William y. Shirk OF the Third, aud
Witmer Hess Of the Fourth ward. Common
rumOr has It that Ebefmsn Withdrew his
name ~ = candidate for alderman ON the
morning OF the election, tho understanding
being that the council dslcyatioR from that
ward would support him for treasurer.
Shuts In ut present clerk OF the water CON-
mittee, whioh position he secured through
the influence Of Clayt Myers but Myers Ia
not likely 10 use his influence for him for
treasurer. William y. Shirk, who succeeded
WelchAns AZ city treasurer will have the
Third ward delegation behind him, and will
DO one Of the formidable candidates. II the
councilmen OF his ward are fortunate In the
combinations they make for the other Offices,
he has chance TO win. II IL probable that
the fight may become 20 bitter between the
candidates above named that = new man
may DO selected. The name OF John II.
Pearsol has been mentioned a. q compromise
candidate, but II Is by no means certain that
no will allow his name to be used In con.
nectlon with the Office. II he should, he
he would no formidable candid with
good prospect OF success. lIslbach will not
likely have any opposition this year, nor will
Harry Carpenter for solicitor. So say those
In position to know.
There will be an interesting Il sht for street
commissioner. A new candidate has an.
nounced himself for that position. Joseph
X. Roger, Of the Fourth Ward. He IL an ex.
member Of councils, and through financial
difficulties will have to get something to do.
There In also another candidate for this otIice
Peter Is. Fordney, who once held that
office. II the Fourth Ward councilmeu are
divided for this Office II will destroy any
chance either may have. Tho present street
commissioner, Bertz, who received the caucus
nomination year ago by only q Majority OF
o1e, IL candidate for reelection. Pete
Gorrecht, who WAS beaten y year ago, has not
said a. yet whether no will be candidate
this year. IL he does Il may result In Ber rs
defeat
All tho candidates are hard at work button
holing councilmen, and calling upon friends
to intsrcede for them. Some of the council.
men to get rid Of tho annoyance of the candi.
dates favor an early caucus to choose the
officers, AZ WAS done year ago.
The big fight in the caucus will be az to the
order In which the OIL cers are TO he chosen. II
the city treasurer should DO named II rst aud he
should come from the Fourth ward, that
would practically settle tho street commits
sioner for the ward would not be entitled
to the two Offices. Fordney and Roger will
endeavor to have the street commissioner.
ship settled first, m they prefer to take no
chances OF . Fourth ward man being TAX en- for
the treasuryship.
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Premature Burial.
Much has been said and written coucer n
Ing the danger Of premature burial, and the
subject has even become to some nervous
persons the persistant horror of their lives.
That few suthentical cases have occurred
In which the still living body has been by
some strange oversight consigned to the
grave We are not disposed to deny. 1t Is
probable, however that the number of such
cases has been exaggerated. Too much has
posstsly been made Of the evidence OF move
ms@t In corpses which have been sXhumod.
A critic, writing on this subject, throws the
whole responsibility for lie burials on our
professional brethren. This is sweeping
and certainly an unfair judgment. He
accuses them solely on the ground that In
many cases they do not, In order to certify
death, proceed to make an examination OF the
supposed corpse, and suggests that certifi-
Gates Of death might to fraudulently obtained
by unprincipled attendants on tho sick a
preparatory step to murder. Now, this is
one Of those arguments which, however they
may sound In theory, have little, II any,
practical meaning. Medical men, we admit
do not always think 1t necessary to view tho
body Of u deceased patient before certifca.
lion. In many instances there IL no need
that they should do so. They have been in
regular attendance; have ascertained the
nstureDof the disease; have gagged its prot
atle issue, and finally have seen the sctusl
approach OF death, which Ia u few hours
time has occurred, aud OF this they are ~.
sured on the testimony OF persons whom
they know to be well principled and judi
cious Surely, they are entitled in ali the
circumstances TO accept the statement AZ
true. Where there is doubt either AZ to the
signs apparent or the character Of in!ormants,
II is the duty OF every practitioner to inspect
the body OF his patient, and any departure
from this rule must, we are sure, at all events
in this country, be very exceptional.